FOOTSTEPS ON THE STAIR

by Myron Brinig ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 22, 1950

A very competent period novel that certainly gives the reader plenty for his money. The epic of two families- the Irish Joyces with the beautiful daughters and the Jewish Benjamine, chary of their race- whose characters and fortunes become intermixed in the small Montana mining town through intermarriage. Following each member of both families with and admirable pace, the reader receives a large and variegated slice of Americana along with individual drama through the turn of the century to the present day. Although the characters are essentially stock- the good hard-working Jewish father, the clannish Jewish business men, the clever, witty Irish- there is sparkle with plenty of action, romance, even a delicate helping of perversion here and the racial issues are handled with an adroitness and humor that guarantees no offense if little depth. Good summer reading.

Pub Date: June 22, 1950

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Rinehart

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 1, 1950

Categories: FICTION